Bolt pattern (PCD) explained for Australian drivers: what 5×114.3 and 6×139.7 mean, how to measure your stud pattern at home, and the common AU fitments.
Bolt Pattern and PCD Explained: How to Measure Yours
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Fitment and Sizing
Wheel Offset and Backspacing: How to Measure Them Yourself
Wheel offset and backspacing explained for Aussie drivers: what ET means, positive vs negative offset, how to measure backspacing at home, and legal limits.
Do You Actually Need Wheel Spacers? When They Help and When They Hurt
Do you need wheel spacers? An Australian guide to what they do, the legal problem under VSB 14, bearing and stud risks, and safer offset alternatives.
Why Two Cars With the Same Model Name Take Different Tyre Sizes
Why does one model come in several tyre sizes? Trim levels, wheel options, generations and drivetrain explained, plus how to find the exact size for your car.
Plus-Sizing a Hatchback: Ride, Speedo and Insurance Consequences
Thinking of plus-sizing your hatchback in Australia? The truth about ride comfort, speedo error, kerb and pothole damage, cost and telling your insurer.
Plus-Sizing a Sedan: What You Gain and What You Give Up
Plus-sizing a sedan in Australia: the real gains in grip and looks, the ride, quietness and cost you give up, plus speedo and insurance rules explained.
Plus-Sizing a Medium SUV: The Practical Limits
Plus-sizing a medium SUV in Australia: safe rolling-diameter limits, load rating traps, speedo error and insurance. What actually fits and what fails a roadworthy.
Plus-Sizing a Dual-Cab Ute: Load Rating Traps to Avoid
Plus-sizing a dual-cab ute? The load rating traps that catch Australian owners: LT vs passenger tyres, load index, GVM, speedo and insurance. Read before you buy.
Plus-Sizing a Sports Car: Grip vs Ride vs Cost
Plus-sizing a sports car sharpens grip and steering but costs ride comfort and dollars. Here’s the Australian trade-off, the legal limits and what to check.